1. Olympic Games
-PRERNA SRIGYAN
ITL PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEW DELHI

2. INDEX Introduction History Olympia- The First Olympics
Ruins of Olympia
Baron Pierre de Coubertin- Pioneer of Modern Olympics
Olympic timeline- I
Olympic Timeline –II
Olympic venues
Olympic Facts- I
Olympic Facts- II
Sports
Decathlon and Heptathlon
Current Status

3. Introduction
The modern Olympics have been held every four years since 1896, except during World War I and II. Over this time the number of competitors, events and nations taking part have increased dramatically. Winter Paralympics events for physically challenged athletes have been held since The Summer Paralympics began in 1988, and are held after the Summer Olympics at the same venues.

4. History
It all started in 776 BC when two rival nations of the Ancient Greece entered into a truce to suspend internal warfare once in every four years. Ancient Greece never became unified as a nation but in the month of July, even the enemies cooperated for a supreme festival- The Olympic Games. The Games were first held in Olympia, at the border between Greece and Macedonia. They expanded over the centuries to include various races, throwing and jumping events and wrestling. In AD 393, after 1000 years, The Olympics were banned by Emperor Theodosius . In 1865, the ruins of Olympia were discovered and Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the Modern Olympics. A 100 years later, 200 nations took part, a testimony to the spirit of Ancient Greece.

5. Olympia- The First Olympics

6. Ruins of Olympia

7. Baron Pierre de Coubertin- Pioneer of Modern Olympics
Pierre de Coubertin( ) , French Educator and thinker, was the principal organizer of the Modern Olympics. He passed the proposal for a modern Olympics modeled on the Ancient Olympics and this led to the formation of International Olympic Committee (IOC). The association chose Athens, Greece as the site of first Olympics in He served as the head of IOC form An award named in his honor, The Pierre de Coubertin International Trophy for Fair Play has been given annually since 1964.

8. Olympic Timeline
1896- The First Modern Olympics. Doves released for peace.
1900- First women competitors.
1908- First parade of athletes with national flags
1908- First athlete to win ten gold medals (Ray Ewry, USA)
1912- Electronic timing and photo finish equipment first used
1912- Olympic Oath
1920- Olympic flag first raised
1925- First live radio transmissions of events
1928- First Olympic Flame, large results display boards used. First women competitors in track and field events.
1932- First Olympic logo, three tier victory stand, national anthem played and flag raised for winners
Athens, 1896
Olympic Flag

9. 1936- Games televised for the first time
First Olympic torch Relay
1956- Athletes enter closing together ceremony to symbolize unity
1960- Worldwide TV coverage for the first time
1984- Professionals allowed to compete for the first time
1988- Fisrt Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea
2004- Women competed in freestyle wrestling for the first time.
2004- First Olympics broadcast over the Internet.
ATHENS, 2004
Torch Ceremony, 2008

10. Olympic Venues 1896- Athens, Greece 1900- Paris. France
1904- St Louis, USA
1908- Athens, Greece
1912- Stockholm, Sweden
1920- Antwerp, Belgium
1924- Paris, France
1928- Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932- Los Angeles, USA
1936- Berlin, Germany
1948- London, UK
1952- Finland, Helsinki
1956- Melbourne, Australia
1960- Rome, Italy
1964- Tokyo, Japan
1968- Mexico City, Mexico
1972- Munich, Germany
1976- Montreal, Canada
1980- Moscow, USSR
1984- Los Angeles, USA
1988- Seoul, South Korea
1992- Barcelona, Spain
1996- Atlanta, USA
2000-Sydney, Australia
2004- Athens, Greece
2008- Beijing, China
(to be held on 8/08/08)

11. Olympic Facts History of the Olympic Flame
The tradition of the Olympic flame began during the ancient Olympic Games, over 2700 years ago in Greece. A flame was lit for each Olympics, every four years, and it burned throughout the games. The flame symbolized the death and rebirth of Greek heroes. There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympics. The first torch relay took place at the 1936 games in Berlin, Germany.
The Torches of the Olympics:
For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun. This flame begins its Olympic Torch Relay by touring Greece. The flame is normally taken to the country where the games will be held (usually by airplane). The flame is then carried around the country where the games are to be held, using a series of torches carried by people running, walking, riding horses and camels, scuba diving, and using other means of human conveyance. The last runner uses a torch to light the large Olympic torch which burns throughout the games. The flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony. A new Olympic torch is designed for each of the games.

12. Olympic Facts
The Olympic Motto: The Olympic motto is, "Citius, Altius, Fortius," which means "Swifter, Higher, Stronger .”
The Flag of the Olympic Game:
   The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin ( ), a French educator and sportsman, revived the Olympic Games in 1896; the all-male 1896 games were held in Athens, Greece. Baron de Coubertin designed the flag of the Olympics in
The Olympic flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic flag is paraded during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city. The flag will remain in the town hall of the next host-city until the next Olympic Games, four years later.

13. Sports
The Olympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The current Olympic program consists of 35 sports with 53 disciplines and more than 400 events — the Summer Olympics include 28 sports with 38 disciplines, and the Winter Olympics include 7 sports with 15 disciplines. A sport or discipline is included in the Olympic program if the IOC determines that it is widely practiced around the world, that is, the number of countries that compete in a given sport is the indicator of the sport's prevalence . The following are the sports currently recognized by the IOC :
Air sports, Bandy, Billiard sports, Boules, Bowling ,Bridge ,Chess, Climbing ,Cricket ,DanceSport , Golf, Karate, Korfball, Lifesaving, Motorcycle Sports, Netball, orienting, Pelote Basque, Polo, Powerboating, Racquetball, Roller sports, Rugby, Squash, Sumo, Surfing, Tug of War, Underwater Sports, Water skiing, Wushu.

14. Decathlon and Heptathalon
The decathlon is a two-day event for men which was first featured in The seven event heptathlon for women only.
Decathlon events:
Day 1: 100 metres, Long Jump, Shot put, High Jump, 400 metres
Day 2: 110 metres hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1500 meters
Heptathlon Events:
Day 1: 100 metres hurdles, High Jump, Shot put, 200 metres
Day 2: Long Jump, Javelin, 800 metres
Long Jump
High Jump
Track Races

15. Current Status
The next Olympics would be held this year in August in Beijing, China. The summer Olympics of Beijing 2008is scheduled to commence on 8 August. The total cost spent by the Chinese for the Olympics are estimated to be $19.7 billions. The Games are said to be most politically charged Games in decades and a trade show for China too. 205 nations will compete in 28 sports and 302 events with 10, 708 athletes. The Games this year do not only put medals at stake for China but are also integral for its ‘coming back’ moment in the world.
Olympic Village
Bird’s Nest, Beijing

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